Essays about: "defiance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word defiance.

  1. 1. Jez Butterworth'z Jerusalem and the Spirit of Liberty

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Robin Pelgrom; [2023]
    Keywords : Jez; Butterworth; Mill; Blake; Byron; Cultural materialism; materialism; intertext; defiance; liberty; action; Arendt; play; criticism; theory; interpretation; mythical; historical; critique;

    Abstract : This essay is an attempt to conduct a reading of Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth through the lens of cultural materialism with John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty as intertext. The essay conducts a brief survey of previous scholarly treatment of the play, explains the theoretical background of cultural materialism that the essay operates on, and briefly introduces the intertext. READ MORE

  3. 2. disorder, defiance & disobedience : negotiating the city through the confrontations of graffiti—tools for reimagining our rights within the built environment

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Sahlberg Ellen; [2022]
    Keywords : the built environment; anarchist architecture; graffiti; disorder in the built environment; critical architectural theory; critical urban studies; experimental spatial design; the right to the city; space and politics;

    Abstract : Architects imagine and reimagine utopia. It is a role with the task to produce cities that are liveable, beautiful, functional, flexible and inclusive. Spaces made for and together with people, and places that meet their needs and dreams. READ MORE

  4. 3. Status Disputes and Defiance in Postcolonial Relations: : How Can We understand France’s Increasingly Contested Status in Francophone West Africa?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Janusz Gloger; [2022]
    Keywords : france; west africa; post colonial; conflict; status; role theory; holsti; bull;

    Abstract : France is currently being faced with an increasing fury and insurrection in its former African colonies. This took many commentators by surprise. Afterall, French influence has been waning for at least two decades in the face of an increasing array of “new” players entering – what used to be considered – France’s “backyard”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Abkhazia and Russia: A Role Theory Analysis : A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between a De Facto State and its Patron

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Linderfalk; [2022]
    Keywords : Role theory; Abkhazia; Russia; patron-client relationships; role coherence; passive strategy;

    Abstract : This paper investigates why patron states choose to adopt a passive strategy in relation to de facto states. Pål Kolstø from the University of Oslo has claimed that this strategy is based on the assumption that de facto states have nowhere else to turn. In this thesis, role theory is used to expand this claim. READ MORE

  6. 5. Beyond the Choice - A quantitative study on the ultimate impact of default delivery options on customer choice satisfaction

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Ebba Österlund; Sara Hedman; [2021]
    Keywords : Consumer behavior; Last-mile delivery; Nudging; Default option; Choice satisfaction;

    Abstract : The dramatic rise of e-commerce has put pressure on online retailers to reduce the CO2 emissions of their increasing last-mile deliveries. One strategy retailers might apply in this context is the use of green defaults to push the customer's choice of delivery mode in a more sustainable direction. READ MORE